419 scam: "United Bank® Of Africa Plc (U.B.A)"<info.uba@ubagroupng.com> Scam Victim Funds

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "United Bank® Of Africa Plc (U.B.A)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.uba@konin.lm.pl>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:46:55 +0100
Subject: Scam Victim Funds

United Bank® For Africa Plc (U.B.A)
10B Victoria Avenue,
Lagos, Nigeria,
West-Africa.

REF: UBA/INT'L/PLC-119/WB-NL-014

2008/2009 SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegate from the UNITED NATIONS and WORLD BANK to pay 150 victims of scam $5,000,000.00 USD (Five Million United State Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your compensation funds to be transferred into your nominated bank of your choice or through ATM DEBIT CARD.

Therefore, we are happy to inform you that an arrangement has perfectly been concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid to be transparent. And we are duly inter-switched in any location of ATM Center of your choice in the world. So forward to this office your Full Name, Mailing Address and Telephone number.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Kenneth Rolland.
Management.

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